Interesting to see how anyone who interacts in any way with a bad thing is immediately and irredeemably a bad person.

Even if they're trying to make the bad thing less bad.

And anyone who stops and looks for more information is also irredeemably bad because they're supporting someone you immediately cancelled by trying to get the full story before doing things that cannot be reversed.

This strategy has a definitive end point. And that end point is when the lynch mob turns on you.

Whenever you see a big explosion of drama, stop. Wait until it dies down. Do your own research.

This has happened at least three or four times since I joined the fediverse. Every single time, it was because someone overreacted and nobody thought to check for themselves.

@benNormally I would agree with this sentiment, but when social capitals come in it gets complicated. If a person has large social capitals, that means they have more influences on the actions of others and so must take more responsibility on the consequences of their actions and how it is perceived. People who passively or actively accumulate social capitals should face more scrutinization from the public as they are a threat in the market of ideas.